How to transform a primary partition to logical partition

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• How to create a primary partition?

  I have 120 GB unallocated space on the portable hard drive.

  Since the disk management screen, I have been right click in the unallocated hard drive region.

  Where the only option available is again Simple Volume that always creates a logical partition in an extended partition.

  Vista provides ways to create the primary partition or do I have to use the 3rd third-party tool.

  Hi thomy77,

  You can use the diskpart utility to create more than one primary partition.

  A Description of the Diskpart command-line utility

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/300415?p=1

  Note: The article is for Windows XP, however it is valid for Windows Vista as well.

  Hope the helps of information. Please post back and we do know.

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• New Hp laptop comes with 4 primary partitions. How do I creat more than I can duel boot

  New Hp laptop comes with 4 primary partitions. They are system, OS (C drive), recovery and HP tools > how do I create a new partition so that I can duel boot withour causing the entire disk pass the dynamic that would get me no where?

  If you change something, it may invalidate your warranty. If you need to return your laptop to HP, they will just wipe the drive and start over, no questions asked.

  You must remove the HP tools or the recovery partition. I think that removing the partition on an HP tools automatically goes to sleep you out of the recovery partition.

  If you delete the recovery partition, you must make sure that you have done the set HP recovery disk and it is on quality discs and safely set aside.

  If you are planning on dual booting with different versions of Windows, make sure that Windows utility block each other. For example, don't let Windows defrag loose on the other OS partition.

• Impossible to split the partition not visible is (C) to a new system - 4 primary partitions

  Hello

  TL; Dr. I'm probably stuck with 4 primary partitions (two WINRE, EFI and (C), and unable to split C on an installation DVD HP fresh system.

  320 HARD drive failed on my G6 2233 HP laptop. I have fitted a replacement for 500 GB and does the following:

  • installed Windows 8 from the HP System Recovery DVD (provided by HP, not recorded by me, new facility)
  • deleted partition recovery with HP Recovery Manager
  • installed all the updates of Windows 8, and updates HP Support Assistant
  • upgrade to 8.1 Windows
  • installed all the updates for Windows 8.1 and updates HP Support Assistant

  Went to the system partition tool, see 4 primary partitions created...

  

  At this point, I was not aware, this can be a problem. I tried to split C as seen on the image. Has not been able to define the desired values (max stood at about two of equal size, because of ummovable files), but this was nothing new for me - on the previous 320 HARD drive that I met the same problem, I could (but COULD) make two of 14xGB were leaving.
  Here I wanted to 120 GB and GB 344.
  Anyway, even with different values I have a mistake in the next step, claiming that it has no place on the HARD drive.

  So I decided to try the EasyUS software, as it has helped me in the past.
  First screen is without any intervention (there are a bunch of weird music here, all created by HP software/operating system).

  
  I could choose to reduce the size of the partition, but the ability to create from unallocated space was not active.

  

  I'm confused. If I'm not mistaken, I shouldn't remove two WINRE and an EFI partition, but I either convert logical partition C (have no idea how, this option only is not active on EasyUS (could do that on my HDD USB drive), or remove one or more of the other primary partitions.)

  Even if I'll find a way to convert logical C, which is safe, and that I should after D creation C back in elementary school?

  I tried to play safe and let the HP/OS software do the work, and they left me with 4 primary partitions...

  OK I found the guide which unfortunately is not sure... Any other ideas?

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/other-notebook-PC-questions/how-to-REPARTITION-HDD-of-HP-notebook-with-...

  Unfortunately, they seem to have different names... Probably do similar things, but could someone just highlight is the partition EFI HP as mentioned in the guide, tools etc.

  I guess I should, after that installation of Windows 8 and deleting the recovery partition, create a new partition can and upgrade to 8.1... Would solve many problems, but I'm not sure it would work and really do not want to lose more than two days on this...

  I solved the problem with reinstalling Windows 8 from the DVD, and then deleting the partition recovery and at this point to divide the C partition and finnally upgrade to Windows 8.1. It works, and it was the safest, but probably not the best way to solve the isue. Previously I installed Windows 8, deleted the recovery, improved to 8.1 and got 4 primary those linked above.., so that the difference here is divide and distributes itself in the intermediate stage...

  Thank you for your interest and have a good year.

• convert a primary partition in extended partition

  Hello
  I created a partition on my pc windows 7 (d) for data storage, but I discovered that it is defined as a primary partition, and not an extended partition. This gives problems with acronis backup.
  How can I convert to an extended partition?

  I thought to...
  1 copy the files from d: to somewhere else temporarily (no program, only the data)
  2 delete the partition.
  3 increase in the size of the c: partition to cover the entire drive again (using the partition of windows 7)
  4. create partition d: again, taking care to specify 'expanded' this time (using the windows partition 7)

  Who is?
  Is there an easier way?
  Tom

  Windows partition tool (diskmgmt.msc) does not come with all the tools that are easy to manage your disks, but I think steps below should be the way all about working your needs: the following steps is also more of: "how to create D (logical partition) disc in Windows 7."
  You have to log in with the Admin account that ot must run under programs as an administrator.
   
  1. backup your data from your drive hard if you need to.
  2 type diskmgmt.msc in start-> run. And press return to open the windows disk management tool.
  3. click right on "C:" drive and select Shrink Volume ", wait for the application to calculated the new size and click"Shrink"." You have now added "unallocated space" after C: you can use. (advice to fragment your drive first to get more additional free space).
  4. now if you create the new Volume (or Partition) with all the unallocated space, and is not the 4th Partition and then by default it will be "Primary Partition". So to get around with to
  Keep creating small (I would 1 GB) Partitions up to what you do that 4th. "The 4th will default the ' Extended Partition (or you can say logical Partition). Be sure to allocate all the space remaining in the 4th.
  5 delete these partitions of 1 GB that you created previously and you can expand "C:" or "D:" drive to use the free space created by removing these Partitions of 1 GB.
  6. so as a result, you should have 2 Partition:
  C: Primary Partition.
  D: extended logical Partition.

  I hope this helps.

• Satellite Pro U400 VISTA disk management has 6 primary partitions

  Hi all!

  I have a strange effect on my Toshiba laptop Satellite Pro U400 (but it seems not to be specific to this one that I saw the same symptoms elsewhere, at the same time):

  I had the laptop with a 320 GB drive with recovery-(invisible / "Configuration EISA", 1,46 Go) system (C:, ~ 150 GB) and data (E:, ~ 150 GB) volumes. It's the usual structure of Toshiba,

  pre-installed OS was Vista professional.

  As I plan to install Linux in addition, I have done as a result of preparations:

  Recovery disc Vista created 1.).
  2.) C: shrunk to ~ 100 GB using Vista disk management tool.
  3.) E: shrunk to Go ~ 98 using Vista disk management tool.
  It is suggested that 4.) E: directly behind C: using Parted Magic CD.

  Finally I got a 97 GB of free space at the end of the disc, and everything worked well away. Creating an additional on the free area, Vista disk management, resulted in an extended partition created by Vista. This extended partition contained the extra volume as well as the free space remaining behind.

  To prepare for installing Linux, I've finally created three logical Volumes inside the extended partition with Vista disk management tool.
  After that, I had the following structure of the partition on the disk (indicated by the Vista Disk Manager):

  invisible 1.46 GB, primary
  C:, ~ 100 GB NTFS, primary, active, System
  E:, ~ 98 GB NTFS, primary, data

  ~ 97 GB extended partition, containing:
  2 GB unformatted (planned for Linux swap)
  20 GB unformatted (planned for Linux root "/")
  21 GB unformatted (planned for Linux "/ home")
  Empty remaining 54 GB space

  More on Vista worked properly!

  Recently, I installed OpenSuse 11.1 using the volumes placed within extended partitions (user-specific configuration). The Installation worked correctly. Logical volumes have been formatted to

  2 GB of swap (swap Linux, / dev/sda5)
  20 GB ext3 (Linux root ' / ' on/dev/sda6)
  21 GB unformatted (Linux "/ home" on/dev/sda6)

  during the installation of Linux. Linux and Vista up and running with their scores. If I look at the hard drive with Linux' partitioning tool, I see three main partitions + range, as expected. The scope contains the Linux partitions + empty disk space.

  HOWEVER:
  ========

  If I look at the hard drive with the Vista disk management tool now, I get the following image:

  invisible 1.46 GB, primary
  C:, ~ 100 GB NTFS, primary, active, System
  E:, ~ 98 GB NTFS, primary, data
  2 GB PRIMARY, no format info displayed
  20 GB PRIMARY, no format info displayed
  21 GB PRIMARY, no format info displayed
  Empty remaining 54 GB space

  This means:
  VISTA DISK MANAGMENT ME PRESENT 6 PRIMARY PARTITIONS WITHOUT ANY COMPLAIN
  Although a hard drive on the PC architecture usually only supports maximum 4 primary partitions.

  Issues related to the:

  Have you ever seen a similar behavior?

  Is this a bug of presentation in the Vista disk management tool?

  Or is it a bug in formatting under Linux?

  Is there a solution for this problem?

  At present, the two BONES work very well. However, the disk will be get permanently damaged as soon as I try to create more partitions in the empty space left?

  Sincere greetings and thanks for your comments.

  Girard

  > Have you ever see similar behavior?
  NO.

  > Is this a bug of presentation in the Vista disk management tool?
  I doubt that it is a bug, I think you forgot something.

  As far as I know you can create 4 partitions on the HARD drive and this is the reason why you have the ability to create an extended partition.
  An extended partition can be divided into several logical drives.

  That is why it s wise to create a primary partition for Windows OS for example and an extended partition, which can decompose the in logical drives (partitions) different.

  However, I put t see a problem if everything works properly

  Welcome them

• Portege Z30 - how to create the new partition on SSD

  Hello
  I have a Toshiba Portege Z30 with a 512 MB SSD. In addition to the C partition, I would D for the work and E for personal stuff.

  By default, the laptop came with only C, but the disc already has 4 partitions:
  -a healthy active recovery of 1.46 GB partition
  -c a partition
  -a 16 GB Hibernation partition
  -a healthy 11.55 GB primary partition called drive HARD recovery when I use MiniTool Partition Wizzard

  I managed to get 300 GB of unallocated space, but I can not use this space to create D and E, apparently because the MBR does not support more than 4 partitions.

  Question: should I have all these partitions Toshiba? Is there a workaround for D and E? Can I create a USB drive recovery system and get rid of the recovery partition?

  Thank you

  Before starting any discussion, I hope you didn t screwed up something. Why?

  When you get laptop it has the factory settings and just with the factory settings, you will be able to create a media recovery (DVD or USB depending on the model). I hope this isn't too late now.

  Try to create a recovery media as soon as possible please.
  Post it please comment how it works. I hope that everything will be OK.

• Equium won't start - how to access the recovery partition?

  Hi, my sister has a 2008 Equium A200-1V0 with Vista 32-bit, that no longer starts (probably due to damage of rootkit virus). It loads the BIOS but then goes to black screen with blinking cursor.

  F8 does not work.
  F2 goes to Phoenix TrustedCore Setup utility. The Toshiba hard drive and a CD-ROM drive are listed in hand and start in the right order.

  Using F12 I can get it to boot from a Win7 64 bit repair disc that I burned using my laptop.

  However, it does not recognize the operating system or any image or restore points (because it is 64-bit) but he will be responsible for command prompt.

  To * guest *, I can launch Notepad and when I click on file / open and double click on computer it shows 4 Hard drives as follows:
  Local disc (c :))
  Data (d :)) 42 GB free of 54.5 GB
  WinRE (e :)) 1.11 GB free of 1.46 GB)
  Boot (x :)) 29.0 MB of free space of 31.5 MB (which is used by the repair disk)

  So the C: drive is listed, but without ability.

  * CHKDSK *.
  CHKDSK c: /r and press return

  «The type of the file system is NTFS.»
  Unable to determine the status and version of the volume. CHKDSK is abandoned.
  Cannot transfer messages saved in the journal of the events with the 50 State.

  * Run TESTDISK *.

  Analysis:
  Size of the partition start end in sectors
  1 P Windows RE (store) 0 32 33 191 89 26 3072000
  2 * HPFS - NTFS 191 89 27 7477 118 1 117051392
  3 P HPFS - NTFS 7477 118 2 14592 190 62 114307072 (data)

  * = Primary bootable
  When you perform a quick search, then P - list of files, the second partition it reports:
  "Cannot open the file system. Filesystem seems damaged. »

  So what I want to do is boot to Windows restore to drive E.

  My question is for Toshiba experts: If F8 does not work how to use the recovery partition?

  Laptop is:
  Part number: PSAF5E-002005KS
  Main features
  -Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2310
  -Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
  -Drive DVD Super Multi (Double Layer)
  -2 048 (1 024 + 1 024) MB of RAM (667 MHz)
  -15.4 "WXGA TFT display 1 280 x 800

  > THIS ISN'T MICROSOFT, TOSHIBA, AND GOOD PRODUCT DESIGN.
  I really put t know that should do better than to place the Microsoft sticker at the bottom.
  This product key and sticker on it's just proof that you purchased the machine with an operating system preinstalled and legal active OS version. This key belongs to original OS (recovery image) that you got with your laptop and it is not a kind of universal key that you can use for the activation of the operating system if you have made the decision to install the clean version of the OS.

  In General, this key is totally useless. While your computer you've got legal copy and this version, that you can install so often desired. It must not be enabled.
  > So my question still remains: can I recover my Toshiba laptop using this restore partition?
  If you want to recover using the Toshiba recovery image response is not. Cannot start HARD drive recovery facility.
  > Even with a dvd of Windows Vista is genuine, I can't reload the OS
  In my opinion you need make the clean OS installation using the clean installation or order original Toshiba Recovery disk on https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx disc and install original (already active) recovery image.

• How can I create new partition for dual boot (Windows 7/Ubuntu)?

  My Z580 came with 4 primary partitions: the Windows boot partition; Windows OS & data (C drive); a "Lenovo" partition which seems to have the drivers and software pre-installed (drive D). and an OEM partition that is used for key recovery.

  I want to create a dual boot system, as if I had on my old laptop, so I guess I need to delete one of the existing partitions and create an extended partition. The best candidate seems to be the 'Lenovo' partition with the drivers and applications. Can I backup the data on this partition and transfer it to the C drive... or put it on a new logical partition?

  Alternatively, it would be preferable to save the OEM DVD recovery partition, and then delete and create a new extended partition? I guess that means abandon OKR, but I'd still be able to recover Windows of DVDs (?).

  I would appreciate anyone's help. I am far from being an expert or computer whizz, so if you can help, please keep it simple!

  In fact, you can get if you only change the size of the D: drive. I guess that your D: drive occupies about 25 GB. You can delete this partition and shrink the C: drive as 100 GB (or any size you like) and you can create a new D: drive. This way you can use OneKey Recovery and install the second OS on a larger partition and yet once again, I suggest you create Factory Default disc before you do all this

• Z220 SFF - want to dual boot, but you cannot create an additional primary Partition

  I want to install a second operating system, but I have more primary Partitions.  I want to install Win 8.1 Pro; I have an OEM Win7-Pro that came pre-installed on the original HARD drive and then I rebooted on a SSD drive, I used to replace the original HARD drive.

  The SSD has three partitions - all of the primaries, and I don't know if I can get rid of a (or merge with an existing one) in order to create the primary partition, I need for the new OS. My understanding is that Windows only allows three primary Partitions.

  The 256 GB SSD has the following primary partitions:

  1. System (drive G :) - 2GB in size (NTFS) - I have no idea what it is.)  The disc contains two folders (recovery and Remote Programs - two of them empty) and a file of 1 KB called System.  But when I check the properties of readers, he says it has 376 MB of space used.

  2 HP_Tools (l: car) - 105 MB (FAT32) - the interesting thing is that this player does not actually appear in the computer management/Win7 disk management tool.  I see it only when using a third party tool (Partition of AOEMEI).

  3. C: drive -l' remaining space (I actually now it split into another D: drive which is where I want to install the new OS, but since the other three disks are primary partitions D: drive appears as a logical partition).

  What are the options I have to configure a dual boot on this drive?

  Thanks for any help.

  After much research I could identify that I could safely get rid of the HP System Tools partition and use the resulting Partition of Primay free for the second operating system.

  I've not found an option to load the HP tools on a USB key. But I don't use really anyway, so not a great loss.

  Thanks for all the help.

• Primary partition deleted in Windows Installer

  and now I'm stuck.

  Long story short: I wanted to make a completely clean install of Vista on my Acer Aspire 6930, delete all my data in the process. So I used the factory Acer reset tool that seems to work, but then got stuck in a boot loop where he continued in the recovery to start tool and would not proceed.
  I could find some installation disks of Vista to boot from and do a clean install. He went through much of the progress, but failed. I tried again but accidentally deleted the primary partition on the stage "where do you want to install Windows?
  Now there are no partitions to select. The only available option is to load the drivers, but they are not all the drivers on the installation disc.

  Now, I don't know how to proceed. I can enter the command prompt and run the part of the disk, but I don't really know what I'm doing there. list disk indicates:
  Size of the disk # free status
  Disk 0 online 298 GB 0 B
  No disk 1 no media 0b 0b
  Disc 2 online 7634 B 0 B

  I solved my problem. I had to do a cleaning of the disk and create a primary partition using DISKPART. Installation went well after that.

• Failed to create a primary partition 3

  I have Vista professional. Cannot create anything beyond 2 primary partitions. What could be the cause of this? At the moment there are 2 primary partitions. The first one has Windows Vista on it. I wanted to put Windows 2008 Server on a partition of 3rd. What happens if I install the new OS on the 2nd partition? The files that are already there be at risk? It's a really ugly way of doing things if I use this 2nd partition.

  All that I can get a "logical" partition, no matter who. There is no need to install an OS of course.

  Also, what is the difference between the regular OS Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Professional System Builder? I see that Integrator system costs less than $ 300 for the regular installation disc.

  I am not sure Windows Server, but another version of Windows will install fine on a partition extended with a 'logical drive '.

  If you plan to go on the road to the Server installation on the 2nd partition promary can I create a backup of these files to external media, delete them in the partition and then install the server.

  You can also try a third-party utility to create another partition "primary".

  Partition Wizard Home Edition:
  http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
  Note: There is also a CD bootable or versions of the bootable Flash drive:
  CD: http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html
  Flash player: http://www.partitionwizard.com/bootable-flash-drive.html
  Some of the features and functions include: Create partition, partition deleted, format partition.
  A partition resize, move partitions, Partition recovery after an accidental deletion,
  Convert the partition, partition Explore, Hide partition,
  Change the drive letter, a partition active Set, Explorer (content display) of the partition.
  Note: To achieve any task using the "Operations pending" box at the bottom or top left.

  Ee differnece is that System Builder is intended for resale and is also related to the first motherboard on which it is installed. If the motherboard dies so does editing system integrators unless you have a same "Exact" replacement mother

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• dynamic disk recovery issue and I cannot make a primary partition

  I have to cover, please read in full before answering a few questions. This problem started when I made another (retractable) partition on my main drive to run another operating system in a duel start setting. I made this partition, then I think that all my partitions (including recovery) computer went to dynamic. I deleted a partition, so I'm not going on the max 4 so I could do a primary, but she's still dynamic (that I made). First of all, I want to be able to make a primary partition to boot another operating system, and how can I do this without deleting my recovery? I don't want to use 3 third party software, unless they are free. Since my recovery is now a dynamic partition, can 2nd question, I still make a recovery? 3rd question, if I have to delete everything to my basic primary partitions, then can HP gives me a way to backup the recovery, or a least a way to send a recovery disk. Also, when I made the partition, I deleted the HP tools which was 200 MB partition (I think, but I don't remember), how can I reinstall it? Or it is necessary. Overall, I need to make sure that my system windows 7 will be stable with recovery and use with dynamic partitions. In addition, I have not used this program, but I was looking at a problem with a program called HxD Hex, http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=191006, I did not try this because it says this sector 0 1 2 location of the partition I tried to do a primary (Hex) actually says 4f instead of 42. ANY HELP WILL BE AMAZING! At least tell me my system can be stable with a dynamic partition, and I can repeat once if something goes wrong.

  HP Pavilion DV7 4060us

  OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

  RAM: 4 GB

  Processor: AMD Phenom II N830 Triple Core Processor 2.10 GHz

  ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 2676MB Total

  Him did not have a hardware upgrade.

  Yes HP recovery disks will change back, but the question is that HP Recovery Manager will not be able to burn recovery discs, or perform a system partition recovery until the hard disk is converted back to base. At least this is what I've seen other posters.

  Seems (to me anyway) the only option is to use the software I mentioned above and convert back to basic & burn recovery discs or order from HP recovery discs.

  Once you have the laptop to factory specs_use Daniel's Guide to create your new partition.

• Will be apps installed on another primary partition function?

  Apps installed on a primary partition out of the partition of the OS will be available for use with

  the operating system? With a new network with Win 7 of the month last 64 bit installed on C: Plan is to have

  C: for OS
  D: Primary Partition for applications
  E: is system reserved
  F: makes sense for data storage

  Want to have apps (folderfiles programs ) on D: which is a default primary partition. So will be the applications installed on

  D: (which is a primary partition) is available for use with operating system is installed on C:? Will be the apps

  function if installed on D:? Or, the apps work only when it is installed on the OS partition or logic

  partition?

  Thanks in advance.

  If while you install them, you specify D: as the installation location, they will operate normally.

• How to divide the three PARTITION HD

  I bought the new PC HP 1350EJ G6

  and

  I would like to divide the PARTITION HD 3: Application of the system, Document,

  Please how can I do?

  Thanks much AVI kl

  {Information}

  Going to be hard to do since you already have 4 primary partitions. See the link below

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/other-notebook-PC-questions/how-to-REPARTITION-HDD-of-HP-notebook-with-pre-loaded-Windows-7/m-p/742019